Carly Althauser’s middle school class at College Place Middle School in Lynnwood, WA (otherwise known as the citizens of High Range City) have just begun the Civic Mirror experience and are already beginning to tackle the tough questions. Although they have only been posting on their forum for a week, the Citizens of High Range City are already considering how this game and the experiences within it relate to the real world. The first question posted is one this author thinks many people can easily relate to:
“There’s a saying that goes something like, “Play or be played.” What do you think that means?
Do you think it’s a true statement for Civic Mirror or real life?”
The citizens of this country found they could also relate to this question. Nick.V began the conversation with the statement, “To be played is scamming people”
BrelandP stated, “I think it apply’s in both real life and in civic mirror you can get played in both”
Danielle added, “i think it means play the game and participate or get played also meaning your money and stuff being taken away. i think it goes for in the game and real life.”
Katerine took a different approach to this question, “When you play people, you scam them, so maybe the saying means to scam people before they scam you. This probably happens in real life, too.”
Although CM is a new experience for the citizens of High Range City, they are already beginning to make connections with their lives outside the game. It will be interesting to see what issues and questions they will tackle as their country progresses…
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